Wide-angle lens, projection lens, relay lens, projection-type display apparatus, and relay lens unit

ABSTRACT

The wide-angle lens consists of a projection lens which is disposed closer to a magnified side than an intermediate image, and a relay lens which is disposed closer to a reduced side than the intermediate image and is configured to be attachable and detachable to and from the projection lens, and satisfies the following Conditional Expressions (1) and (2)
 
0&lt;| FC/FC 2|&lt;0.2  (1)
 
0.05&lt;| FC 2/ f |&lt;1  (2)

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 toJapanese Patent Application No. 2018-035612 filed on Feb. 28, 2018, andJapanese Patent Application No. 2019-021040 filed on Feb. 7, 2019. Theabove applications are hereby expressly incorporated by reference, intheir entirety, into the present application.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a wide-angle lens that forms anintermediate image, a projection lens which is used in this wide-anglelens, a relay lens which is used in this wide-angle lens, aprojection-type display apparatus including this wide-angle lens, and arelay lens unit which is used in this projection-type display apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art

Hitherto, projection-type display apparatuses using a light valve suchas a liquid crystal display device or a Digital Micromirror Device (DMD:registered trademark) have been widely used.

A wide-angle lens which is used in this type of projection-type displayapparatus requires satisfactory aberration correction appropriate forthe resolution of the light valve. In addition, in consideration ofimproving the degree of freedom of the setting of distance to a screen,high optical performance is required in which a wide angle is formed,and various aberrations are satisfactorily corrected. Further, a backfocus having an appropriate length is required in order to dispose anoptical system such as a prism between a light valve and a wide-anglelens.

In order to respond to such a demand, wide-angle lenses of a relaysystem are proposed in which an intermediate image is formed at aposition conjugate to a reduced-side imaging surface, and thisintermediate image is re-formed on a magnified-side imaging surface (forexample, JP2006-330410A and JP5625904B).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In a projection-type display apparatus, engines including a light sourceand a light valve are prepared which have different specifications suchas a panel size and/or a back focus in accordance with use, and awide-angle lens corresponding to each engine is required.

The wide-angle lenses disclosed in JP2006-330410A and JP5625904B have arelay system adopted therein, to thereby hold a lens diameter on themagnified side and to achieve a long back focus. However, sinceaberrations are corrected in each of a lens portion on a magnified sideand a lens portion on a reduced side with an intermediate imageinterposed therebetween, there is a problem of an increase in the numberof lenses. In addition, in a case of coping with an increase in angleequal to or greater than, for example, 130°, there is a problem of anincrease in a lens diameter on the magnified side. Further, as a result,in a case where multiple kinds of wide-angle lenses are arranged inorder to cope with engines having different specifications, there is aproblem of an increase in cost and an increase in a user's burden.

The present invention has been contrived in view of such circumstances,and an object thereof is to provide a wide-angle lens which is low incost while holding a lens diameter on a magnified side and having a wideangle, a projection lens which is used in this wide-angle lens, a relaylens which is used in this wide-angle lens, a projection-type displayapparatus including this wide-angle lens, and a relay lens unit which isused in this projection-type display apparatus.

According to the present invention, there is provided a wide-angle lenscomprising: a projection lens which is disposed closer to a magnifiedside than an intermediate image, and a relay lens which is disposedcloser to a reduced side than the intermediate image, and is configuredto be attachable and detachable to and from the projection lens, inwhich the following Conditional Expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied ina case where a field curvature of a whole system at a maximum imageheight of the whole system is set to FC, a field curvature of the relaylens at the maximum image height of the whole system is set to FC2, anda focal length of the whole system is set to f.0<|FC/FC2|<0.2.  (1)0.05<|FC2/f|<1  (2)

Meanwhile, it is preferable to satisfy at least one of the followingConditional Expression (1-1) or (2-1).0<|FC/FC2|<0.1  (1-1)0.1<|FC2/f|<0.5  (2-1)

In the wide-angle lens of an embodiment of the present invention, it ispreferable that a plurality of the relay lenses which are combined withthe projection lens are provided, and in a case where any two relaylenses out of the plurality of relay lenses are combined with theprojection lens, it is preferable to satisfy the following ConditionalExpression (3), and more preferable to satisfy the following ConditionalExpression (3-1) in a case where a back focus of the whole system is setto Bf, a maximum image height of the whole system is set to I, a lenshaving a larger value of Bf×I is set to a first relay lens, and a lenshaving a smaller value of Bf×I is set to a second relay lens, a positionat which a ray of light having a height I intersects an optical axis inthe relay lens is set to a point SR in a case where the ray of light iscaused to be incident in parallel with the optical axis from the reducedside of the relay lens, a distance from the point SR in the first relaylens to a vertex of a surface closest to the reduced side is set to L2r(1), a distance from the point SR in the second relay lens to thevertex of a surface closest to the reduced side is set to L2 r(2), acomposite focal length of all lenses closer to the reduced side than thepoint SR in the first relay lens is set to f2 r(1), a composite focallength of all lenses closer to the reduced side than the point SR in thesecond relay lens is set to f2 r(2), a back focus of the whole system ina case where the first relay lens is combined with the projection lensis set to Bf(1), a back focus of the whole system in a case where thesecond relay lens is combined with the projection lens is set to Bf(2),a maximum image height of the whole system in a case where the firstrelay lens is combined with the projection lens is set to I(1), and amaximum image height of the whole system in a case where the secondrelay lens is combined with the projection lens is set to I(2).

$\begin{matrix}{0.6 < \frac{\left\{ {L\; 2\; r\;(1)*f\; 2\; r\;(1)} \right\}/\left\{ {{Bf}\;(1)*{I(1)}} \right\}}{\left\{ {L\; 2\;{r(2)}*f\; 2\;{r(2)}} \right\}/\left\{ {{{Bf}(2)}*{I(2)}} \right\}} < 1.4} & (3) \\{0.8 < \frac{\left\{ {L\; 2\; r\;(1)*f\; 2\; r\;(1)} \right\}/\left\{ {{Bf}\;(1)*{I(1)}} \right\}}{\left\{ {L\; 2\;{r(2)}*f\; 2\;{r(2)}} \right\}/\left\{ {{{Bf}(2)}*{I(2)}} \right\}} < 1.2} & \left( {3\text{-}1} \right)\end{matrix}$

Meanwhile, among symbols of the respective conditional expressions, thefield curvature is set to an average value between an s image plane anda t image plane. In addition, the focal length is set to a focal lengthin a case where a distance from a magnified-side imaging surface isinfinite. In addition, L2 r(1) and L2 r(2) in Conditional Expression (3)are set to distances from the vertex of a surface on the reduced side ofa lens including the point SR in the middle to the vertex of a surfaceclosest to the reduced side of the relay lens in a case where the pointSR is located amid a lens. In addition, in a case where the number ofplurality of relay lenses which are combined with the projection lens isthree or more, Conditional Expression (3) is assumed to be satisfied inall the combinations.

According to the present invention, there is provided a projection lenswhich is used in the above-described wide-angle lens of the embodimentof the present invention.

According to the present invention, there is provided a relay lens whichis used in the above-described wide-angle lens of the embodiment of thepresent invention.

According to the present invention, there is provided a projection-typedisplay apparatus comprising: a light valve from which an optical imageis output based on image data; and the above described wide-angle lens,wherein the wide-angle lens projects the optical image, which is outputfrom the light valve, onto a screen.

In the projection-type display apparatus of the embodiment of thepresent invention, it is preferable that a relay lens unit in which thelight valve and the relay lens are formed integrally with each other isprovided, and that the relay lens unit is configured to be attachableand detachable to and from the projection lens.

According to the present invention, there is provided a relay lens unitwhich is used in the above-described projection-type display apparatusof the embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present invention, there is provided a wide-angle lensthat consists of a projection lens which is disposed closer to themagnified side than an intermediate image and at least one relay lenswhich is disposed closer to the reduced side than the intermediateimage, in which the relay lens is configured to be attachable anddetachable to and from the projection lens, and the followingConditional Expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied in a case where afield curvature of a whole system at a maximum image height of the wholesystem is set to FC, a field curvature of the relay lens at the maximumimage height of the whole system is set to FC2, and a focal length ofthe whole system is set to f. Therefore, it is possible to provide awide-angle lens which is low in cost while holding a lens diameter on amagnified side and having a wide angle, a projection lens which is usedin this wide-angle lens, a relay lens which is used in this wide-anglelens, a projection-type display apparatus including this wide-anglelens, and a relay lens unit which is used in this projection-typedisplay apparatus.0<|FC/FC2|<0.2  (1)0.05<|FC2/f|<1  (2)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of awide-angle lens (in common with that of Example 1a) according to anembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of awide-angle lens of Example 1b of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of awide-angle lens of Example 1c of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of awide-angle lens of Example 2a of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of awide-angle lens of Example 2b of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of awide-angle lens of Example 2c of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram of aberrations of the wide-angle lens of Example 1aof the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram of aberrations of the wide-angle lens of Example 1bof the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram of aberrations of the wide-angle lens of Example 1cof the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram of aberrations of the wide-angle lens of Example 2aof the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram of aberrations of the wide-angle lens of Example 2bof the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram of aberrations of the wide-angle lens of Example 2cof the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic configuration diagram a projection-type displayapparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a schematic configuration diagram of a projection-typedisplay apparatus according to another embodiment of the presentinvention.

FIG. 15 is a schematic configuration diagram of a projection-typedisplay apparatus according to still another embodiment of the presentinvention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described indetail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is across-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of a wide-anglelens according to an embodiment of the present invention. Theconfiguration example shown in FIG. 1 is in common with theconfiguration of a wide-angle lens of Example 1a described later. InFIG. 1, the left side is a magnified side, the right side is a reducedside, and an on-axis light flux Fa and a light flux Fb of maximum angleof view as light fluxes are shown together.

This wide-angle lens is mounted on, for example, a projection-typedisplay apparatus, and can be used in projecting image informationdisplayed on a light valve onto a screen. In FIG. 1, on the assumptionof a case of being mounted on the projection-type display apparatus, anoptical member PP assumed to be a filter, a prism and the like which areused in a color synthesis portion or an illumination light separationportion, and an image display surface Sim of the light valve are alsoshown together. In the projection-type display apparatus, a light fluxto which image information is given on the image display surface Sim onan image display device is incident on this wide-angle lens through theoptical member PP, and is projected onto a screen, not shown, by thiswide-angle lens.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wide-angle lens of the present embodiment iscomposed of a projection lens P disposed closer to the magnified sidethan an intermediate image MI, and a relay lens Ra, disposed closer to areduced side than the intermediate image MI, which is configured to beattachable and detachable to and from the projection lens P. Meanwhile,in FIG. 1, the intermediate image MI is schematically shown, and itsactual shape is not shown.

In this manner, in the wide-angle lens that forms the intermediate imageMI, it is possible to secure a back focus having an appropriate length,to reduce a lens diameter on the magnified side, and to form aconfiguration appropriate to an increase in angle.

In the projection-type display apparatus, engines including a lightsource and a light valve are prepared which have differentspecifications such as a panel size and/or a back focus in accordancewith use, and a wide-angle lens corresponding to each engine isrequired. On the other hand, the angle of view is required to be a wideangle equal to or greater than, for example, 130° regardless of thespecification of an engine.

In the wide-angle lens of the present embodiment, the intermediate imageMI is formed at a position conjugate to a reduced-side imaging surface(image display surface Sim), and a relay system is adopted in which thisintermediate image MI is re-formed on a magnified-side imaging surface(screen which is not shown). The specification such as a panel sizeand/or a back focus can be determined by the configuration of the relaylens Ra, the specification of the angle of view can be determined by theconfiguration of the projection lens P.

Therefore, as described above, in a case where multiple kinds ofwide-angle lenses are arranged in order to cope with different enginesby configuring the relay lens Ra to be attachable and detachable to andfrom the projection lens P, the projection lens P that takes charge ofthe specification of the angle of view is used in common, and only therelay lens Ra that takes charge of specifications such as a panel sizeand/or a back focus is replaced, whereby costs can be made lower than ina case where the entire wide-angle lens is replaced. In addition, sincethe projection lens P is used in common in a case where multiple kindsof wide-angle lenses are designed, only the relay lens Ra has only to bedesigned, and thus the cost of a simplex wide-angle lens can also bemade lower.

In addition, the wide-angle lens of the present embodiment is configuredto satisfy Conditional Expressions (1) and (2) in a case where the fieldcurvature of the whole system at the maximum image height of the wholesystem is set to FC, the field curvature of the relay lens Ra at themaximum image height of the whole system is set to FC2, and the focallength of the whole system is set to f.0<|FC/FC2|<0.2  (1)0.05<|FC2/f|<1  (2)

It is not necessary to satisfactorily correct the field curvature ineach of the projection lens P and the relay lens Ra by satisfyingConditional Expression (1). Even in a case where the field curvature isnot satisfactorily corrected in each of the projection lens P and therelay lens Ra, the field curvature of the whole system has only to besatisfactorily corrected in a state where the projection lens P and therelay lens Ra are combined, and thus the numbers of lenses of theprojection lens P and the relay lens Ra are suppressed, which leads tothe advantage of a reduction in the size of the wide-angle lens and areduction in cost. Meanwhile, in a case where Conditional Expression(1-1) is satisfied, it is possible to make characteristics moresatisfactory.0<|FC/FC2|<0.1  (1-1)

The value (FC2/f) is not set to be equal to or less than the lower limitof Conditional Expression (2), and thus it is not necessary tosatisfactorily correct the field curvature in each of the projectionlens P and the relay lens Ra. Even in a case where the field curvatureis not satisfactorily corrected in each of the projection lens P and therelay lens Ra, the field curvature of the whole system has only to besatisfactorily corrected in a state where the projection lens P and therelay lens Ra are combined, and thus the numbers of lenses of theprojection lens P and the relay lens Ra are suppressed, which leads tothe advantage of a reduction in the size of the wide-angle lens and areduction in cost. The value (FC2/f) is not set to be equal to orgreater than the upper limit of Conditional Expression (2), and thus thefield curvature of the relay lens Ra is suppressed, which leads to theadvantage of the suppression of the field curvature of the whole systemin a state where the projection lens P and the relay lens Ra arecombined. Meanwhile, in a case where Conditional Expression (2-1) issatisfied, it is possible to make characteristics more satisfactory.0.1<|FC2/f|<0.5  (2-1)

In the wide-angle lens of the present embodiment, a plurality of relaylenses combined with the projection lens P can be included as a set aswith, for example, a relay lens Rb shown in FIG. 2 and a relay lens Rcshown in FIG. 3, in addition to the relay lens Ra. In this case, in acase where any two relay lenses out of a plurality of relay lenses arecombined with the projection lens, it is preferable to satisfy thefollowing Conditional Expression (3) in a case where a back focus of thewhole system is set to Bf, a maximum image height of the whole system isset to 1, a lens having a larger value of Bf×I is set to a first relaylens, and a lens having a smaller value of Bf×I is set to a second relaylens, a position at which a ray of light having a height I intersects anoptical axis Z in the relay lens is set to a point SR in a case wherethe ray of light is caused to be incident in parallel with the opticalaxis from a reduced side of the relay lens, a distance from the point SRin the first relay lens to a vertex of a surface closest to the reducedside is set to L2 r(1), a distance from the point SR in the second relaylens to the vertex of a surface closest to the reduced side is set to L2r(2), a composite focal length of all lenses closer to the reduced sidethan the point SR in the first relay lens is set to f2 r(1), a compositefocal length of all lenses closer to the reduced side than the point SRin the second relay lens is set to f2 r(2), a back focus of the wholesystem in a case where the first relay lens is combined with theprojection lens P is set to Bf(1), a back focus of the whole system in acase where the second relay lens is combined with the projection lens Pis set to Bf(2), a maximum image height of the whole system in a casewhere the first relay lens is combined with the projection lens P is setto I(1), and a maximum image height of the whole system in a case wherethe second relay lens is combined with the projection lens P is set toI(2).

By satisfying Conditional Expression (3), all the relay lenses capableof being combined with the projection lens P are advantageous forsatisfactorily correcting various aberrations of the whole system in astate of being combined with the projection lens P, and are alsoadvantageous for reducing the size of the whole system. Meanwhile, in acase where the following Conditional Expression (3-1) is satisfied, itis possible to make characteristics more satisfactory.

$\begin{matrix}{0.6 < \frac{\left\{ {L\; 2\; r\;(1)*f\; 2\; r\;(1)} \right\}/\left\{ {{Bf}\;(1)*{I(1)}} \right\}}{\left\{ {L\; 2\;{r(2)}*f\; 2\;{r(2)}} \right\}/\left\{ {{{Bf}(2)}*{I(2)}} \right\}} < 1.4} & (3) \\{0.8 < \frac{\left\{ {L\; 2\; r\;(1)*f\; 2\; r\;(1)} \right\}/\left\{ {{Bf}\;(1)*{I(1)}} \right\}}{\left\{ {L\; 2\;{r(2)}*f\; 2\;{r(2)}} \right\}/\left\{ {{{Bf}(2)}*{I(2)}} \right\}} < 1.2} & \left( {3\text{-}1} \right)\end{matrix}$

Next, numerical value examples of the wide-angle lens of the embodimentof the present invention will be described. First, a wide-angle lens ofExample 1a will be described. FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional viewillustrating a lens configuration of the wide-angle lens of Example 1a.In FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2 to 6 corresponding to Examples 1b to 2c describedlater, the left side is a magnified side, the right side is a reducedside, and an on-axis light flux Fa and a light flux Fb of maximum angleof view as light fluxes are shown together.

The wide-angle lens of Example 1a is composed of the projection lens Pwhich is disposed closer to the magnified side than the intermediateimage MI, and the relay lens Ra which is disposed closer to the reducedside than the intermediate image MI and is configured to be attachableand detachable to and from the projection lens P. The projection lens Pis composed of ten lenses, that is, lenses L1 a to lens L1 j. The relaylens Ra is composed of seven lenses, that is, lenses L2 a to lens L2 g.

Table 1 shows basic lens data of the wide-angle lens of Example 1a,Table 2 shows data relating to specifications, and Table 3 shows datarelating to aspherical coefficients. In the following, the meanings ofsymbols in the tables will be described by taking an example of those inExample 1a, but the same is basically true of Examples 1b to 2c.

In the lens data of Table 1, the column of a surface number showssurface numbers sequentially increasing toward the reduced side with thesurface of an element closest to the magnified side regarded as a firstsurface, the column of a curvature radius shows curvature radii ofrespective surfaces, and the column of a surface distance showsdistances on the optical axis Z between the respective surfaces and thenext surfaces. In addition, the column of n shows refractive indexes ofrespective optical elements at a d line (a wavelength of 587.6 nm(nanometer)), and the column of v shows Abbe numbers of the respectiveoptical elements at the d line (a wavelength of 587.6 nm (nanometer)).In addition, the sign of the curvature radius is set to be positive in acase where a surface shape is convex on the magnified side, and is setto be negative in a case where a surface shape is convex on the reducedside. The basic lens data also shows the aperture stop St and theoptical member PP together. In the place of a surface number of asurface equivalent to the aperture stop St, a term of (stop) is writtentogether with the surface number.

The data relating to specifications of Table 2 shows values of a focallength |f|, a back focus Bf, an F-Number FNo., and the total angle ofview 2ω(°).

In the lens data of Table 1, mark * is attached to the surface number ofan aspherical surface, and the numerical values of a paraxial curvatureradius are indicated as the curvature radius of the aspherical surface.The data relating to the aspherical coefficients of Table 3 indicatessurface numbers of the aspherical surfaces and aspherical coefficientsrelating to these aspherical surfaces. “E±n” (n is an integer) in thenumerical values of the aspherical coefficients of Table 4 means“×10^(±n)”. The aspherical coefficients are values of respectivecoefficients KA and Am in an aspherical expression represented by thefollowing expression.Zd=C·h ²/{1+(1−KA·C ² ·h ²)^(1/2) }+ΣAm·h ^(m)

Here, Zd is an aspherical depth (length of a vertical line drawn from apoint on an aspherical surface having a height h down to a planeperpendicular to the optical axis with which the vertex of theaspherical surface is in contact),

h is a height (distance from the optical axis),

C is a reciprocal of the paraxial curvature radius,

KA and Am are aspherical coefficients, and

Σ at an aspherical depth Zd means a total sum for m.

For the basic lens data and the data relating to specifications, adegree (°) is used as the unit of an angle, and mm (millimeter) is usedas the unit of a length, but it is also possible to use otherappropriate units since an optical system can be used even in a casewhere the optical system is magnified or reduced in proportion.

TABLE 1 Example 1a • Lens data (n and ν are based on d line) SurfaceCurvature Surface Number Radius Distance n ν  *1 −44.3204 5.0000 1.5315855.08  *2 −1417.0510 15.4100  3 82.4188 3.2750 1.58913 61.13  4 30.76665.3165  5 45.6383 2.1543 1.89190 37.13  6 24.2352 6.8248  7 64.49991.7533 1.71299 53.87  8 18.3631 8.9822  *9 30.4215 3.7176 1.58573 59.70*10 28.3248 21.8359  11 49.0386 13.9993 1.80400 46.58  12 −32.05952.0000 1.80518 25.46  13 −80.4358 17.4526  14 48.2890 13.4356 1.4970081.54  15 −23.3246 1.6557 1.84666 23.78  16 −54.0229 21.3983 *17−40.1407 4.4589 1.69350 53.18 *18 −22.9550 65.8589  19 −145.5518 10.73191.77250 49.60  20 −62.3071 109.1401  21 318.5191 9.2901 1.64769 33.79 22 −181.9989 101.7771  23 27.4511 2.8745 1.53172 48.84  24 33.195516.8747  25 (Stop) ∞ 23.7186  26 −27.7688 4.7775 1.85478 24.80  2789.9979 0.1894  28 98.9499 7.8157 1.49700 81.54  29 −37.0085 0.5627  30127.2844 9.0281 1.49700 81.54  31 −63.6949 31.2965  32 147.0807 7.39521.89286 20.36  33 −193.5461 23.0227  34 ∞ 88.0000 1.51633 64.14  35 ∞

TABLE 2 Example 1a • Specifications (d line) |f| 7.46 Bf 81.02 FNo. 2.502ω [°] 135.0

TABLE 3 Example 1a • Aspherical coefficients Surface Number 1 2 17 18 KA−1.2303863707E+00 −1.5000001669E+01 −1.5000006838E+01 −3.0092100119E+00A3 5.9348651770E−04 8.9304848786E−04 −2.6044996332E−04 −3.0355906384E−04A4 −5.5214830356E−06 −1.0631852523E−04 8.4021209852E−05 9.4499007790E−05A5 −4.7810130831E−07 1.6534353217E−05 −1.0673878463E−05−1.0477322645E−05 A6 1.7266351409E−08 −1.9436051391E−06 3.8911814665E−074.5619610724E−07 A7 −2.1944092816E−11 1.5601936768E−07 4.3612584932E−082.8491540227E−08 A8 −8.9217997578E−12 −8.8082963749E−09−5.6852182400E−09 −5.0320333080E−09 A9 1.1835040062E−13 3.6001811300E−101.5814794803E−10 2.3054675416E−10 A10 1.9812484654E−15 −1.0802949795E−111.4949203793E−11 7.7515084926E−12 A11 −5.0437871041E−17 2.3804482681E−13−1.2466380258E−12 −1.1637237572E−12 A12 −7.2259851204E−20−3.8040779225E−15 4.8429489777E−15 1.9481835700E−14 A13 8.9232672372E−214.2866646933E−17 2.4463805447E−15 1.8097312178E−15 A14 −3.7905184864E−23−3.2283777031E−19 −5.8765544839E−17 −6.3286247217E−17 A15−5.9481059180E−25 1.4583676280E−21 −1.5683277766E−18 −6.6718610062E−19A16 4.3440764840E−27 −2.9891167401E−24 5.4529421685E−20 3.6577415411E−20Surface Number 9 10 KA 1.0000000000E+00 1.0000000000E+00 A4−4.8932689363E−05 −4.2703972942E−05 A6 1.1659600714E−08 7.6369345203E−09A8 2.4584736304E−10 3.3909943650E−10 A10 −3.2048099681E−13−7.6316904201E−13

FIG. 7 shows a diagram of aberrations of the wide-angle lens of Example1a. Meanwhile, spherical aberration, astigmatism, distortion, andlateral chromatic aberration in a case where a distance from themagnified-side imaging surface to the projection lens P is set to 1.5 mare shown in order from the left side in FIG. 7. The diagram ofaberrations indicating spherical aberration, astigmatism, and distortionshows aberrations in which the d line (a wavelength of 587.6 nm(nanometer)) is used as a reference wavelength. In the sphericalaberration diagram, aberrations relating to the d line (a wavelength of587.6 nm (nanometer)), a C line (a wavelength of 656.3 nm (nanometer)),and an F line (a wavelength of 486.1 nm (nanometer)) are shown by asolid line, a long dashed line, and a short dashed line. In theastigmatism diagram, aberrations in a sagittal direction and atangential direction are shown by a solid line and a short dashed line,respectively. In the lateral chromatic aberration diagram, aberrationsrelating to the C line (a wavelength of 656.3 nm (nanometer)) and the Fline (a wavelength of 486.1 nm (nanometer)) are shown by a long dashedline and a short dashed line, respectively. Meanwhile, FNo. in thespherical aberration diagram means an F-Number, and ω in the otheraberration diagrams means a half angle of view.

Next, a wide-angle lens of Example 1b will be described. FIG. 2 shows across-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of the wide-anglelens of Example 1b. The wide-angle lens of Example 1b is composed of theprojection lens P which is disposed closer to the magnified side thanthe intermediate image MI and is in common with that in Example 1a, anda relay lens Rb which is disposed closer to the reduced side than theintermediate image MI and is configured to be attachable and detachableto and from the projection lens P. The relay lens Rb is composed ofeight lenses, that is, lenses L2 a to lens L2 h. In addition, Table 4shows basic lens data of the wide-angle lens of Example 1 b, Table 5shows data relating to specifications, Table 6 shows data relating toaspherical coefficients, and FIG. 8 shows a diagram of aberrations in acase where a distance from the magnified-side imaging surface to theprojection lens P is set to 1.5 m.

TABLE 4 Example 1b • Lens data (n and ν are based on d line) SurfaceCurvature Surface Number Radius Distance n ν  *1 −44.3204 5.0000 1.5315855.08  *2 −1417.0510 15.4100  3 82.4188 3.2750 1.58913 61.13  4 30.76665.3165  5 45.6383 2.1543 1.89190 37.13  6 24.2352 6.8248  7 64.49991.7533 1.71299 53.87  8 18.3631 8.9822  *9 30.4215 3.7176 1.58573 59.70*10 28.3248 21.8359  11 49.0386 13.9993 1.80400 46.58  12 −32.05952.0000 1.80518 25.46  13 −80.4358 17.4526  14 48.2890 13.4356 1.4970081.54  15 −23.3246 1.6557 1.84666 23.78  16 −54.0229 21.3983 *17−40.1407 4.4589 1.69350 53.18 *18 −22.9550 65.3564  19 −156.0746 13.29531.77250 49.60  20 −62.6880 122.5587  21 163.0959 7.4701 1.85026 32.27 22 −352.6655 69.9998  23 25.9154 10.2271 1.49700 81.54  24 −215.51074.0091 1.51742 52.43  25 19.8552 4.6902  26 (Stop) ∞ 9.7247  27 −26.85691.2006 1.85478 24.80  28 96.6154 0.2449  29 142.0026 4.2556 1.4970081.54  30 −34.4511 0.1996  31 92.4923 5.0758 1.49700 81.54  32 −35.258442.2219  33 92.7669 7.9994 1.89286 20.36  34 −223.0200 31.0168  35 ∞29.0000 1.51633 64.14  36 ∞

TABLE 5 Example 1b • Specifications (d line) |f| 7.46 Bf 50.11 FNo. 2.502ω [°] 135.0

TABLE 6 Example 1b • Aspherical coefficients Surface Number 1 2 17 18 KA−1.2303863707E+00 −1.5000001669E+01 −1.5000006838E+01 −3.0092100119E+00A3 5.9348651770E−04 8.9304848786E−04 −2.6044996332E−04 −3.0355906384E−04A4 −5.5214830356E−06 −1.0631852523E−04 8.4021209852E−05 9.4499007790E−05A5 −4.7810130831E−07 1.6534353217E−05 −1.0673878463E−05−1.0477322645E−05 A6 1.7266351409E−08 −1.9436051391E−06 3.8911814665E−074.5619610724E−07 A7 −2.1944092816E−11 1.5601936768E−07 4.3612584932E−082.8491540227E−08 A8 −8.9217997578E−12 −8.8082963749E−09−5.6852182400E−09 −5.0320333080E−09 A9 1.1835040062E−13 3.6001811300E−101.5814794803E−10 2.3054675416E−10 A10 1.9812484654E−15 −1.0802949795E−111.4949203793E−11 7.7515084926E−12 A11 −5.0437871041E−17 2.3804482681E−13−1.2466380258E−12 −1.1637237572E−12 A12 −7.2259851204E−20−3.8040779225E−15 4.8429489777E−15 1.9481835700E−14 A13 8.9232672372E−214.2866646933E−17 2.4463805447E−15 1.8097312178E−15 A14 −3.7905184864E−23−3.2283777031E−19 −5.8765544839E−17 −6.3286247217E−17 A15−5.9481059180E−25 1.4583676280E−21 −1.5683277766E−18 −6.6718610062E−19A16 4.3440764840E−27 −2.9891167401E−24 5.4529421685E−20 3.6577415411E−20Surface Number 9 10 KA 1.0000000000E+00 1.0000000000E+00 A4−4.8932689363E−05 −4.2703972942E−05 A6 1.1659600714E−08 7.6369345203E−09A8 2.4584736304E−10 3.3909943650E−10 A10 −3.2048099681E−13−7.6316904201E−13

Next, a wide-angle lens of Example 1c will be described. FIG. 3 shows across-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of the wide-anglelens of Example 1c. The wide-angle lens of Example 1c is composed of theprojection lens P which is disposed closer to the magnified side thanthe intermediate image MI and is in common with that in Example 1a, anda relay lens Rc which is disposed closer to the reduced side than theintermediate image MI and is configured to be attachable and detachableto and from the projection lens P. The relay lens Rc is composed ofseven lenses, that is, lenses L2 a to lens L2 g. In addition, Table 7shows basic lens data of the wide-angle lens of Example 1c, Table 8shows data relating to specifications, Table 9 shows data relating toaspherical coefficients, and FIG. 9 shows a diagram of aberrations in acase where a distance from the magnified-side imaging surface to theprojection lens P is set to 1.5 m.

TABLE 7 Example 1c • Lens data (n and ν are based on d line) SurfaceCurvature Surface Number Radius Distance n ν  *1 −44.3204 5.0000 1.5315855.08  *2 −1417.0510 15.4100  3 82.4188 3.2750 1.58913 61.13  4 30.76665.3165  5 45.6383 2.1543 1.89190 37.13  6 24.2352 6.8248  7 64.49991.7533 1.71299 53.87  8 18.3631 8.9822  *9 30.4215 3.7176 1.58573 59.70*10 28.3248 21.8359  11 49.0386 13.9993 1.80400 46.58  12 −32.05952.0000 1.80518 25.46  13 −80.4358 17.4526  14 48.2890 13.4356 1.4970081.54  15 −23.3246 1.6557 1.84666 23.78  16 −54.0229 21.3983 *17−40.1407 4.4589 1.69350 53.18 *18 −22.9550 71.1599  19 −142.1976 9.15761.77250 49.60  20 −60.3951 65.7181  21 91.6324 8.6203 1.85150 40.78  22−1534.8830 70.0219  23 19.0446 3.8912 1.51742 52.43  24 15.0625 1.0169 25 (Stop) ∞ 1.9818  26 −16.3944 3.0009 1.85478 24.80  27 1794.61650.2958  28 −117.7123 6.3708 1.49700 81.54  29 −19.0109 0.2168  3057.6545 6.9101 1.49700 81.54  31 −31.1924 28.7280  32 38.2949 4.24971.84666 23.78  33 152.4702 14.0205  34 ∞ 26.0000 1.51633 64.14  35 ∞

TABLE 8 Example 1c • Specifications (d line) |f| 5.27 Bf 31.15 FNo. 2.502ω [°] 132.2

TABLE 9 Example 1c • Aspherical coefficients Surface Number 1 2 17 18 KA−1.2303863707E+00 −1.5000001669E+01 −1.5000006838E+01 −3.0092100119E+00A3 5.9348651770E−04 8.9304848786E−04 −2.6044996332E−04 −3.0355906384E−04A4 −5.5214830356E−06 −1.0631852523E−04 8.4021209852E−05 9.4499007790E−05A5 −4.7810130831E−07 1.6534353217E−05 −1.0673878463E−05−1.0477322645E−05 A6 1.7266351409E−08 −1.9436051391E−06 3.8911814665E−074.5619610724E−07 A7 −2.1944092816E−11 1.5601936768E−07 4.3612584932E−082.8491540227E−08 A8 −8.9217997578E−12 −8.8082963749E−09−5.6852182400E−09 −5.0320333080E−09 A9 1.1835040062E−13 3.6001811300E−101.5814794803E−10 2.3054675416E−10 A10 1.9812484654E−15 −1.0802949795E−111.4949203793E−11 7.7515084926E−12 A11 −5.0437871041E−17 2.3804482681E−13−1.2466380258E−12 −1.1637237572E−12 A12 −7.2259851204E−20−3.8040779225E−15 4.8429489777E−15 1.9481835700E−14 A13 8.9232672372E−214.2866646933E−17 2.4463805447E−15 1.8097312178E−15 A14 −3.7905184864E−23−3.2283777031E−19 −5.8765544839E−17 −6.3286247217E−17 A15−5.9481059180E−25 1.4583676280E−21 −1.5683277766E−18 −6.6718610062E−19A16 4.3440764840E−27 −2.9891167401E−24 5.4529421685E−20 3.6577415411E−20Surface Number 9 10 KA 1.0000000000E+00 1.0000000000E+00 A4−4.8932689363E−05 −4.2703972942E−05 A6 1.1659600714E−08 7.6369345203E−09A8 2.4584736304E−10 3.3909943650E−10 A10 −3.2048099681E−13−7.6316904201E−13

Next, a wide-angle lens of Example 2a will be described. FIG. 4 shows across-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of the wide-anglelens of Example 2a. The wide-angle lens of Example 2a is composed of theprojection lens P which is disposed closer to the magnified side thanthe intermediate image MI, and the relay lens Ra which is disposedcloser to the reduced side than the intermediate image MI and isconfigured to be attachable and detachable to and from the projectionlens P. The projection lens P is composed of ten lenses, that is, lensesL1 a to lens L1 j. The relay lens Ra is composed of seven lenses, thatis, lenses L2 a to lens L2 g. In addition, Table 10 shows basic lensdata of the wide-angle lens of Example 2a, Table 11 shows data relatingto specifications, Table 12 shows data relating to asphericalcoefficients, and FIG. 10 shows a diagram of aberrations in a case wherea distance from the magnified-side imaging surface to the projectionlens P is set to 1.5 m.

TABLE 10 Example 2a • Lens data (n and ν are based on d line) SurfaceCurvature Surface Number Radius Distance n ν  *1 −45.2918 5.0000 1.5315855.08  *2 −1637.7166 15.5147  3 80.1260 3.8139 1.58913 61.13  4 30.29104.9436  5 43.4922 2.1225 1.89190 37.13  6 23.9833 7.0501  7 70.95951.7361 1.71299 53.87  8 18.2324 8.6885  *9 29.8905 3.6571 1.58573 59.70*10 27.8914 22.0721  11 48.9527 14.0009 1.80400 46.58  12 −32.49202.0000 1.80518 25.46  13 −78.5978 18.2768  14 51.8603 11.1025 1.4970081.54  15 −23.0827 1.5448 1.84666 23.78  16 −52.9491 22.7616 *17−44.7718 4.4646 1.69350 53.18 *18 −24.1589 67.8193  19 −143.6049 10.28691.77250 49.60  20 −63.4858 104.6763  21 314.4582 10.0009 1.64769 33.79 22 −183.5563 105.4353  23 27.9061 2.8037 1.53172 48.84  24 33.639116.8130  25 (Stop) ∞ 24.9860  26 −27.9904 2.9125 1.85478 24.80  2788.3774 0.1534  28 95.2615 7.6028 1.49700 81.54  29 −37.2489 0.0298  30134.3759 10.3731 1.49700 81.54  31 −58.7490 30.9014  32 143.1924 6.45731.89286 20.36  33 −191.1719 23.0216  34 ∞ 88.0000 1.51633 64.14  35 ∞

TABLE 11 Example 2a • Specifications (d line) |f| 7.46 Bf 81.02 FNo.2.50 2ω [°] 135.0

TABLE 12 Example 2a • Aspherical coefficients Surface Number 1 2 17 18KA −1.2221014805E+00 −1.5000001648E+01 −1.5000006838E+01−3.3585276537E+00 A3 5.7304737453E−04 8.5671590755E−04 −1.8352703811E−04−2.2740815058E−04 A4 −5.6897061273E−06 −1.0098974063E−047.5724810060E−05 8.0968992110E−05 A5 −4.0249849923E−07 1.5468968386E−05−9.3182164264E−06 −9.1971861330E−06 A6 1.4847850208E−08−1.7913823233E−06 3.2434887330E−07 3.9735688741E−07 A7 −3.1630909563E−111.4192118279E−07 3.8965904404E−08 2.6827705630E−08 A8 −7.1031422861E−12−7.9073572376E−09 −4.5617280600E−09 −4.0171781330E−09 A99.7310993336E−14 3.1884234030E−10 9.3250995596E−11 1.4898900154E−10 A101.4469961180E−15 −9.4379464150E−12 1.1486173647E−11 5.9424137899E−12 A11−3.7877454409E−17 2.0517742941E−13 −7.7505816184E−13 −7.5109893845E−13A12 −3.9438567779E−20 −3.2351206356E−15 2.1899750816E−151.3494742326E−14 A13 6.2092896389E−21 3.5967469039E−17 1.3382691749E−151.0972162626E−15 A14 −2.6260719097E−23 −2.6722208863E−19−3.4102018743E−17 −4.2748739079E−17 A15 −3.8434555784E−251.1907709970E−21 −6.7779022028E−19 −3.6867006717E−19 A162.7184390330E−27 −2.4079416426E−24 2.7626883300E−20 2.5397005616E−20Surface Number 9 10 KA 1.0000000000E+00 1.0000000000E+00 A4−4.8932689363E−05 −4.2703972942E−05 A6 1.1659600714E−08 7.6369345203E−09A8 2.4584736304E−10 3.3909943650E−10 A10 −3.2048099681E−13−7.6316904201E−13

Next, a wide-angle lens of Example 2b will be described. FIG. 5 shows across-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of the wide-anglelens of Example 2b. The wide-angle lens of Example 2b is composed of theprojection lens P which is disposed closer to the magnified side thanthe intermediate image MI and is in common with that in Example 2a, andthe relay lens Rb which is disposed closer to the reduced side than theintermediate image MI and is configured to be attachable and detachableto and from the projection lens P. The relay lens Rb is composed ofeight lenses, that is, lenses L2 a to lens L2 h. In addition, Table 13shows basic lens data of the wide-angle lens of Example 2b, Table 14shows data relating to specifications, Table 15 shows data relating toaspherical coefficients, and FIG. 11 shows a diagram of aberrations in acase where a distance from the magnified-side imaging surface to theprojection lens P is set to 1.5 m.

TABLE 13 Example 2b • Lens data (n and ν are based on d line) SurfaceCurvature Surface Number Radius Distance n ν  *1 −45.2918 5.0000 1.5315855.08  *2 −1637.7166 15.5147  3 80.1260 3.8139 1.58913 61.13  4 30.29104.9436  5 43.4922 2.1225 1.89190 37.13  6 23.9833 7.0501  7 70.95951.7361 1.71299 53.87  8 18.2324 8.6885  *9 29.8905 3.6571 1.58573 59.70*10 27.8914 22.0721  11 48.9527 14.0009 1.80400 46.58  12 −32.49202.0000 1.80518 25.46  13 −78.5978 18.2768  14 51.8603 11.1025 1.4970081.54  15 −23.0827 1.5448 1.84666 23.78  16 −52.9491 22.7616 *17−44.7718 4.4646 1.69350 53.18 *18 −24.1589 67.6099  19 −163.6408 12.99371.77250 49.60  20 −64.5328 115.6168  21 164.3957 7.2654 1.85026 32.27 22 −348.1374 70.0002  23 25.9355 9.9110 1.49700 81.54  24 −173.35713.6793 1.51742 52.43  25 20.0589 4.9101  26 (Stop) ∞ 10.3563 27 −27.23891.1992 1.85478 24.80 28 1.09.7700 0.2577  29 178.0032 4.2013 1.4970081.54  30 −34.2999 0.1996  31 91.9048 5.1261 1.49700 81.54  32 −36.090541.2675  33 87.7647 7.9994 1.89286 20.36  34 −264.6701 31.0168  35 ∞29.0000 1.51633 64.14  36 ∞

TABLE 14 Example 2b • Specifications (d line) |f| 7.46 Bf 50.11 FNo.2.50 2ω [°] 135.0

TABLE 15 Example 2b • Aspherical coefficients Surface Number 1 2 17 18KA −1.2221014805E+00 −1.5000001648E+01 −1.5000006838E+01−3.3585276537E+00 A3 5.7304737453E−04 8.5671590755E−04 −1.8352703811E−04−2.2740815058E−04 A4 −5.6897061273E−06 −1.0098974063E−047.5724810060E−05 8.0968992110E−05 A5 −4.0249849923E−07 1.5468968386E−05−9.3182164264E−06 −9.1971861330E−06 A6 1.4847850208E−08−1.7913823233E−06 3.2434887330E−07 3.9735688741E−07 A7 −3.1630909563E−111.4192118279E−07 3.8965904404E−08 2.6827705630E−08 A8 −7.1031422861E−12−7.9073572376E−09 −4.5617280600E−09 −4.0171781330E−09 A99.7310993336E−14 3.1884234030E−10 9.3250995596E−11 1.4898900154E−10 A101.4469961180E−15 −9.4379464150E−12 1.1486173647E−11 5.9424137899E−12 A11−3.7877454409E−17 2.0517742941E−13 −7.7505816184E−13 −7.5109893845E−13A12 −3.9438567779E−20 −3.2351206356E−15 2.1899750816E−151.3494742326E−14 A13 6.2092896389E−21 3.5967469039E−17 1.3382691749E−151.0972162626E−15 A14 −2.6260719097E−23 −2.6722208863E−19−3.4102018743E−17 −4.2748739079E−17 A15 −3.8434555784E−251.1907709970E−21 −6.7779022028E−19 −3.6867006717E−19 A162.7184390330E−27 −2.4079416426E−24 2.7626883300E−20 2.5397005616E−20Surface Number 9 10 KA 1.0000000000E+00 1.0000000000E+00 A4−4.8932689363E−05 −4.2703972942E−05 A6 1.1659600714E−08 7.6369345203E−09A8 2.4584736304E−10 3.3909943650E−10 A10 −3.2048099681E−13−7.6316904201E−13

Next, a wide-angle lens of Example 2c will be described. FIG. 6 shows across-sectional view illustrating a lens configuration of the wide-anglelens of Example 2c. The wide-angle lens of Example 2c is composed of theprojection lens P which is disposed closer to the magnified side thanthe intermediate image MI and is in common with that in Example 2a, andthe relay lens Rc which is disposed closer to the reduced side than theintermediate image MI and is configured to be attachable and detachableto and from the projection lens P. The relay lens Rc is composed ofseven lenses, that is, lenses L2 a to lens L2 g. In addition, Table 16shows basic lens data of the wide-angle lens of Example 2c, Table 17shows data relating to specifications, Table 18 shows data relating toaspherical coefficients, and FIG. 12 shows a diagram of aberrations in acase where a distance from the magnified-side imaging surface to theprojection lens P is set to 1.5 m.

TABLE 16 Example 2c • Lens data (n and ν are based on d line) SurfaceCurvature Surface Number Radius Distance n ν  *1 −45.2918 5.0000 1.5315855.08  *2 −1637.7166 15.5147  3 80.1260 3.8139 1.58913 61.13  4 30.29104.9436  5 43.4922 2.1225 1.89190 37.13  6 23.9833 7.0501  7 70.95951.7361 1.71299 53.87  8 18.2324 8.6885  *9 29.8905 3.6571 1.58573 59.70*10 27.8914 22.0721  11 48.9527 14.0009 1.80400 46.58  12 −32.49202.0000 1.80518 25.46  13 −78.5978 18.2768  14 51.8603 11.1025 1.4970081.54  15 −23.0827 1.5448 1.84666 23.78  16 −52.9491 22.7616 *17−44.7718 4.4646 1.69350 53.18 *18 −24.1589 67.6529  19 −145.1718 12.27531.77250 49.60  20 −60.9882 80.3061  21 99.0531 8.1994 1.85150 40.78  22−1021.2325 70.0007  23 20.4083 4.0009 1.51742 52.43  24 16.3473 1.3149 25 (Stop) ∞ 4.7448  26 −18.4222 2.9997 1.85478 24.80  27 286.84920.3251  28 −869.1801 6.8914 1.49700 81.54  29 −21.8714 0.1991  3076.5399 9.2470 1.49700 81.54  31 −32.1345 25.6477  32 42.0180 7.46141.84666 23.78  33 155.0228 16.8547  34 ∞ 26.0000 1.51633 64.14  35 ∞

TABLE 17 Example 2c • Specifications (d line) |f| 5.27 Bf 33.98 FNo.1.80 2ω [°] 132.2

TABLE 18 Example 2c • Aspherical coefficients Surface Number 1 2 17 18KA −1.2221014805E+00 −1.5000001648E+01 −1.5000006838E+01−3.3585276537E+00 A3 5.7304737453E−04 8.5671590755E−04 −1.8352703811E−04−2.2740815058E−04 A4 −5.6897061273E−06 −1.0098974063E−047.5724810060E−05 8.0968992110E−05 A5 −4.0249849923E−07 1.5468968386E−05−9.3182164264E−06 −9.1971861330E−06 A6 1.4847850208E−08−1.7913823233E−06 3.2434887330E−07 3.9735688741E−01 A7 −3.1630909563E−111.4192118279E−07 3.8965904404E−08 2.6827705630E−08 A8 −7.1031422861E−12−7.9073572376E−09 −4.5617280600E−09 −4.0171781330E−09 A99.7310993336E−14 3.1884234030E−10 9.3250995596E−11 1.4898900154E−10 A101.4469961180E−15 −9.4379464150E−12 1.1486173647E−11 5.9424137899E−12 A11−3.7877454409E−17 2.0517742941E−13 −7.7505816184E−13 −7.5109893845E−13A12 −3.9438567779E−20 −3.2351206356E−15 2.1899750816E−151.3494742326E−14 A13 6.2092896389E−21 3.5967469039E−17 1.3382691749E−151.0972162626E−15 A14 −2.6260719097E−23 −2.6722208863E−19−3.4102018743E−17 −4.2748739079E−17 A15 −3.8434555784E−251.1907709970E−21 −6.7779022028E−19 −3.6867006717E−19 A162.7184390330E−27 −2.4079416426E−24 2.7626883300E−20 2.5397005616E−20Surface Number 9 10 KA 1.0000000000E+00 1.0000000000E+00 A4−4.8932689363E−05 −4.2703972942E−05 A6 1.1659600714E−08 7.6369345203E−09A8 2.4584736304E−10 3.3909943650E−10 A10 −3.2048099681E−13−7.6316904201E−13

Table 19 shows values corresponding to Conditional Expressions (1) and(2) of the wide-angle lenses of Examples 1a to 2c, and (L2 r×f2r)/(Bf×I) relevant to Conditional Expression (3). Meanwhile, the d lineis used as a reference wavelength in all the examples, and values shownin the following Table 19 are equivalent to those at this referencewavelength.

Regarding the value of Conditional Expression (3) of Example 1, in acase where the relay lens Ra of Example 1a is set to a first relay lens,and the relay lens Rb of Example 1b is set to a second relay lens, thevalue of Conditional Expression (3) is equal to 0.99. In a case wherethe relay lens Rb of Example 1b is set to a first relay lens, and therelay lens Rc of Example 1c is set to a second relay lens, the value ofConditional Expression (3) is equal to 0.99. In a case where the relaylens Ra of Example 1a is set to a first relay lens, and the relay lensRc of Example 1c is set to a second relay lens, the value of ConditionalExpression (3) is equal to 0.98. That is, Conditional Expression (3) issatisfied in all the combinations of Example 1.

Regarding the value of Conditional Expression (3) of Example 2, in acase where the relay lens Ra of Example 2a is set to a first relay lens,and the relay lens Rb of Example 2b is set to a second relay lens, thevalue of Conditional Expression (3) is equal to 0.99. In a case wherethe relay lens Rb of Example 2b is set to a first relay lens, and therelay lens Rc of Example 2c is set to a second relay lens, the value ofConditional Expression (3) is equal to 0.89. In a case where the relaylens Ra of Example 2a is set to a first relay lens, and the relay lensRc of Example 2c is set to a second relay lens, the value of ConditionalExpression (3) is equal to 0.88. That is, Conditional Expression (3) issatisfied in all the combinations of Example 2.

TABLE 19 Expression Conditional Example Example Example NumberExpression 1a 1b 1c (1) |FC/FC2| 0.02 0.03 0.02 (2) |FC2/f| 0.23 0.240.18 (L2r * f2r)/(Bf * I) 4.57 4.61 4.66 Expression Conditional ExampleExample Example Number Expression 2a 2b 2c (1) |FC/FC2| 0.01 0.03 0.02(2) |FC2/f| 0.27 0.27 0.19 (L2r * f2r)/(Bf * I) 4.52 4.58 5.12

From the above-mentioned data, it can be understood that the wide-anglelenses of Examples 1a to 2c all satisfy Conditional Expressions (1) to(3), and are wide-angle lenses which are low in cost while holding alens diameter on the magnified side and the total angle of view being aswide an angle as 130° or greater.

Next, a projection-type display apparatus according to an embodiment ofthe present invention will be described. FIG. 13 is a schematicconfiguration diagram of a projection-type display apparatus accordingto an embodiment of the present invention. A projection-type displayapparatus 100 shown in FIG. 13 includes a wide-angle lens 110 accordingto an embodiment of the present invention, a light source 115,transmission-type display devices 11 a to 11 c as light valvescompatible with respective beams of colored light, dichroic mirrors 12and 13 for color decomposition, a cross dichroic prism 14 for colorsynthesis, capacitor lenses 16 a to 16 c, and total reflection mirrors18 a to 18 c for deflecting an optical path.

The wide-angle lens 110 is composed of a projection lens 110P and arelay lens 110R. In addition, the light source 115, thetransmission-type display devices (light valves) 11 a to 11 c, and therelay lens 110R are formed integrally with each other as a relay lensunit. This relay lens unit is configured to be attachable and detachableto and from the projection lens 110P.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 13, the wide-angle lens 110 is schematically shown.In addition, an integrator is disposed between the light source 115 andthe dichroic mirror 12, but is not shown in FIG. 13.

White light from the light source 115 is decomposed into three coloredlight fluxes (red light, green light, and blue light) by the dichroicmirrors 12 and 13. The decomposed light fluxes are then incident on thetransmission-type display devices 11 a to 11 c corresponding to therespective colored light fluxes through the capacitor lenses 16 a to 16c, respectively, and are optically modulated. The modulated light fluxesare color-synthesized by the cross dichroic prism 14, and then areincident on the wide-angle lens 110. The wide-angle lens 110 projects anoptical image of light optically modulated by the transmission-typedisplay devices 11 a to 11 c onto a screen 105.

FIG. 14 is a schematic configuration diagram of a projection-typedisplay apparatus according to another embodiment of the presentinvention. A projection-type display apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 14includes a wide-angle lens 210 according to the embodiment of thepresent invention, a light source 215, DMDs 21 a to 21 c as light valvescorresponding to respective beams of colored light, total internalreflection (TIR) prisms 24 a to 24 c for color decomposition and colorsynthesis, and a polarization separation prism 25 that separatesillumination light and projected light.

The wide-angle lens 210 is composed of a projection lens 210P and arelay lens 210R. In addition, the light source 215, the DMDs (lightvalves) 21 a to 21 c, and the relay lens 210R are formed integrally witheach other as a relay lens unit. This relay lens unit is configured tobe attachable and detachable to and from the projection lens 210P.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 14, the wide-angle lens 210 is schematically shown.In addition, an integrator is disposed between the light source 215 andthe polarization separation prism 25, but is not shown in FIG. 14.

White light from the light source 215 is reflected from a reflectingsurface inside the polarization separation prism 25, and then isdecomposed into three colored light fluxes (red light, green light, andblue light) by the TIR prisms 24 a to 24 c. The respective colored lightfluxes after the decomposition are incident on the DMDs 21 a to 21 ccorresponding thereto and are optically modulated. The modulated lightfluxes travel through the TIR prisms 24 a to 24 c again in an oppositedirection and are color-synthesized. The synthesized light passesthrough the polarization separation prism 25 and is incident on thewide-angle lens 210. The wide-angle lens 210 projects an optical imageof light optically modulated by the DMDs 21 a to 21 c onto a screen 205.

FIG. 15 is a schematic configuration diagram of a projection-typedisplay apparatus according to still another embodiment of the presentinvention. A projection-type display apparatus 300 shown in FIG. 15includes a wide-angle lens 310 according to the embodiment of thepresent invention, a light source 315, reflection-type display devices31 a to 31 c as light valves corresponding to respective beams ofcolored light, dichroic mirrors 32 and 33 for color separation, a crossdichroic prism 34 for color synthesis, a total reflection mirror 38 foroptical path deflection, and polarization separation prisms 35 a to 35c.

The wide-angle lens 310 is composed of a projection lens 310P and arelay lens 310R. In addition, the light source 315, the reflection-typedisplay devices (light valves) 31 a to 31 c, and the relay lens 310R areformed integrally with each other as a relay lens unit. This relay lensunit is configured to be attachable and detachable to and from theprojection lens 310P.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 15, the wide-angle lens 310 is schematically shown.In addition, an integrator is disposed between the light source 315 andthe dichroic mirror 32, but is not shown in FIG. 15.

White light from light source 315 is decomposed into three colored lightfluxes (G light, B light, and R light) by the dichroic mirrors 32 and33. The respective colored light fluxes after the decomposition areincident on the reflection-type display devices 31 a to 31 ccorresponding to the respective colored light fluxes through thepolarization separation prisms 35 a to 35 c, respectively, and areoptically modulated. The modulated light fluxes are color-synthesized bythe cross dichroic prism 34, and then are incident on the wide-anglelens 310. The wide-angle lens 310 projects an optical image of lightoptically modulated by the reflection-type display devices 31 a to 31 conto a screen 305.

Hereinbefore, the present invention has been described through theembodiment and the examples, but the wide-angle lens of the embodimentof the present invention is not limited to those of the above examples,and can be variously modified. For example, it is possible toappropriately change the curvature radius, the surface distance, therefractive index, and the Abbe number of each lens.

In addition, the projection-type display apparatuses of the embodimentof the present invention are also not limited to the aboveconfigurations. For example, the light valves which are used and theoptical members which are used for light flux separation or light fluxsynthesis are not limited to the above configurations, and can bemodified in various forms. The light valve is not limited to an aspectin which light from a light source is spatially modulated by imagedisplay elements, and is output as an optical image based on image data,and may have an aspect in which light that is output by self-luminousimage display elements is output as an optical image based on imagedata. Examples of self-luminous image display elements include imagedisplay elements in which light emitting elements such as light emittingdiodes (LEDs) or organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) are arrayedtwo-dimensionally.

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-   -   11 a to 11 c: transmission-type display device    -   12, 13, 32, 33: dichroic mirror    -   14, 34: cross dichroic prism    -   16 a to 16 c: capacitor lens    -   18 a to 18 c, 38: total reflection mirror    -   21 a to 21 c: DMD    -   24 a to 24 c: TIR prism    -   25, 35 a to 35 c: polarization separation prism    -   31 a to 31 c: reflection-type display device    -   100, 200, 300: projection-type display apparatus    -   105, 205, 305: screen    -   110, 210, 310: wide-angle lens    -   115, 215, 315: light source    -   Fa: on-axis light flux    -   Fb: light flux of maximum angle of view    -   MI: intermediate image    -   L1 a to L2 g: lens    -   P: projection lens    -   PP: optical member    -   Ra, Rb, Rc: relay lens    -   Sim: image display surface    -   Z: optical axis

What is claimed is:
 1. A wide-angle lens comprising: a projection lenswhich is disposed closer to a magnified side than an intermediate image;and a relay lens which is disposed closer to a reduced side than theintermediate image, and is configured to be attachable and detachable toand from the projection lens, wherein the following ConditionalExpressions (1) and (2) are satisfied in a case where a field curvatureof a whole system at a maximum image height of the whole system is setto FC, a field curvature of the relay lens at the maximum image heightof the whole system is set to FC2, and a focal length of the wholesystem is set to f.0<|FC/FC2|<0.2  (1)0.05<|FC2/f<1  (2)
 2. The wide-angle lens according to claim 1, whereina plurality of the relay lenses which are combined with the projectionlens are provided, and wherein in a case where any two relay lenses outof the plurality of relay lenses are combined with the projection lens,the following Conditional Expression (3) is satisfied in a case where aback focus of the whole system is set to Bf, a maximum image height ofthe whole system is set to I, a lens having a larger value of Bf×I isset to a first relay lens, and a lens having a smaller value of Bf×I isset to a second relay lens, a position at which a ray of light having aheight I intersects an optical axis in the relay lens is set to a pointSR in a case where the ray of light is caused to be incident in parallelwith the optical axis from the reduced side of the relay lens, adistance from the point SR in the first relay lens to a vertex of asurface closest to the reduced side is set to L2 r(1), a distance fromthe point SR in the second relay lens to the vertex of a surface closestto the reduced side is set to L2 r(2), a composite focal length of alllenses closer to the reduced side than the point SR in the first relaylens is set to f2 r(1), a composite focal length of all lenses closer tothe reduced side than the point SR in the second relay lens is set to f2r(2), a back focus of the whole system in a case where the first relaylens is combined with the projection lens is set to Bf(1), a back focusof the whole system in a case where the second relay lens is combinedwith the projection lens is set to Bf(2), a maximum image height of thewhole system in a case where the first relay lens is combined with theprojection lens is set to I(1), and a maximum image height of the wholesystem in a case where the second relay lens is combined with theprojection lens is set to I(2). $\begin{matrix}{0.6 < \frac{\left\{ {L\; 2\; r\;(1)*f\; 2\; r\;(1)} \right\}/\left\{ {{Bf}\;(1)*{I(1)}} \right\}}{\left\{ {L\; 2\;{r(2)}*f\; 2\;{r(2)}} \right\}/\left\{ {{{Bf}(2)}*{I(2)}} \right\}} < 1.4} & (3)\end{matrix}$
 3. The wide-angle lens according to claim 1, wherein thefollowing Conditional Expression (1-1) is satisfied.0<|FC/FC2|<0.1  (1-1)
 4. The wide-angle lens according to claim 1,wherein the following Conditional Expression (2-1) is satisfied.0.1<|FC2/f|<0.5  (2-1)
 5. The wide-angle lens according to claim 2,wherein the following Conditional Expression (3-1) is satisfied.$\begin{matrix}{0.8 < \frac{\left\{ {L\; 2\; r\;(1)*f\; 2\; r\;(1)} \right\}/\left\{ {{Bf}\;(1)*{I(1)}} \right\}}{\left\{ {L\; 2\;{r(2)}*f\; 2\;{r(2)}} \right\}/\left\{ {{{Bf}(2)}*{I(2)}} \right\}} < 1.2} & \left( {3\text{-}1} \right)\end{matrix}$
 6. A projection lens which is used in the wide-angle lensaccording to claim
 1. 7. A relay lens which is used in the wide-anglelens according to claim
 1. 8. A projection-type display apparatus,comprising: a light valve from which an optical image is output based onimage data; and the wide-angle lens according to claim 1, wherein thewide-angle lens projects the optical image, which is output from thelight valve, onto a screen.
 9. The projection-type display apparatusaccording to claim 8, wherein a relay lens unit in which the light valveand the relay lens are formed integrally with each other is provided,and wherein the relay lens unit is configured to be attachable anddetachable to and from the projection lens.
 10. A relay lens unit whichis used in the projection-type display apparatus according to claim 9.